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Hewrapped his protective arms around me. “Areyou okay,LittleSparrow?”
Ipulled away just enough to stare up at him. “Iwas going to ask you the same thing.”Ifretted asIsearched for how to help him. “Thefire.Theburns.Yourpoor wings!”Emotionclogged my voice.
Heinhaled. “Itstings, butI’llbe fine.Adelaide’smagic.”Thenhe gave me one of his lighthearted grins, as if attempting to ease my distress.Itwas soon replaced by an awed expression. “Howdid you do that?”Hisvoice was full of wonder.
Ipursed my lips asItried to pinpoint how exactlyIknew what spell to try. “I’mnot entirely sure.Theonly thingIcould think to do was use the book.AndwhenIwent inside for it,IsawAdelaide’smirror.Isensed—no,Iknew—which one was right.Itwas almost as ifIheard her words, telling me what to do.Ichanted a reflective spell that mirrored his action back to him, increasing it threefold.”
Hugostared at me with awe and then cradled me to his massive chest. “You’remore powerful than you know,LittleSparrow.Morespecial than you ever believed.”
Ileaned back and searched his eyes. “Butyou knew.Youbelieved in me, even whenIdidn’t.”
Hegazed down at me and then nodded solemnly. “Yes.”
Ileaned against his solid chest, comforted by the strong beat of his heart against my cheek. “Hugo, can we go home now?”
“Ofcourse.”Aftera pause, he asked, “Whereto?”
Ipulled back just enough to be able to look into his eyes. “Itdoesn’t matter,”Ireplied. “Aslong asI’mwith you.”
HUGO
Whatthunderous skies.Anyawas back in my place, back in my arms, back in my bed.Thesweetest of dreams come true.
WhenIwoke with her beside me, in my arms, the scent of rose petals filled my nose.Ipushed her hair aside to inhale more of her intoxicating scent.TheoneIrecognized as my mate.Nothinghad felt so right.Mysemi-hard erection fully stiffened.
Shegiggled and pressed her curvy ass against my shaft. “Someone’sawake.”
“Mmm,”Imurmured against her sweet-smelling neck. “Ifyou keep doing that,I’llbe hard as stone.”
“Ilike you hard and gargoyle-y,” she replied and then wiggled against me once more. “Ilike everything about you,Hugo.”
Ireached around and slid my fingers beneath her pajama shorts, which gave me access to touch her.WhenIstroked her, she was already so wet and welcoming. “You’rewet.”Islipped a digit inside, and she moaned. “Wereyou dreaming of me last night?”Igently nibbled her neck.
“Maybe,” she agreed in with a flirtatious tone.
AsIcontinued to stroke her,Iteased, “Ifyouweredreaming about me, what would you be fantasizing about?”Slowly,Ipushed another finger inside, to help prepare her for my size.
Abreathy gasp escaped her. “Ooh, this would be a delicious start.”
Iflipped her onto her back and stared down into my beautiful mate’s eyes before pressing my shaft in between her legs.
Shemoaned and her eyes drifted semi-closed, but then she reached up and touched my cheek. “Areyou up to it,Hugo?”
Ithad taken a couple of days to recover from the fight.Evenwith the magic protecting my wings, the phoenix’s flames and claws had managed to scorch and gouge, although not to the same detrimental effect that it would have had withoutAdelaide’sprotective magic.Anyahad stayed with me, cared for me, and nothing had ever felt so right.We’dshared the information we’d learned.Anyatold me about the letter she’d found fromAdelaide, revealing she was her grandmother.I’dtold her whatI’dlearned aboutCalix.Combiningour knowledge, we were fairly certain thatAdelaidemust have foreseen what the gargoyles would need to protect her granddaughter, and that’s why she’d gifted us with magic that shielded us like armor.Perhapswe might never know all ofAdelaide’ssecrets, but what was most important was that she’d helped bringAnyaand me together.
Mymate.
Iground against her harder this time, rubbing my cock in between her slick folds. “I’malways up for more when it comes to you,LittleSparrow.”Ibent down and kissed her neck, her collarbone, her shoulders. “Imissed you.”
“I’mright here,” she promised in a raspy whisper.
Aferal growl escaped me. “Ineed you.”
Shespread her legs wider and pulled me closer. “Cometo me.”Shelifted her hips, increasing the friction between us.
Alow moan vibrated deep inside my chest. “Youdon’t know what that does to me,”Imurmured.
Shedid so once more. “Showme,” she encouraged.
